AP Language Terms Flashcards

7743656973	idiomatic expression	using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker	0
7743656974	imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work	1
7743656975	inductive reasoning	logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion	2
7743656976	inference	conclusion based on the basis of evidence and reasoning	3
7743656977	invective	insulting, abusive, or highly critical language	4
7743656978	irony	opposite of what you expect	5
7743656979	isocolon	involves a succession of sentences, phrases and clauses of grammatically equal length	6
7743656980	juxtaposition	ideas, characters, or places being seen or placed close together that show contrast or comparison	7
7743656981	litotes	employs an understatement by using double negatives	8
7743656982	logical fallacies	flawed argument or error in reasoning	9
7743656983	logos	used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by implying logic or reasoning	10
7743656984	malapropism	the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect	11
7743656985	metaphor	a literary tool used to compare two things without the use of like or as	12
7743656986	metonymy	substitute of name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant	13
7743656987	motif	can be seen as an image, sound, action, or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme	14
7743656988	onomatopoeia	formation of a word from a sound associated with what it names	15
7743656989	oxymoron	two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect	16
7743656990	pacing	The speed or tempo of an author's writing. It can be affected by sentence structure.	17
7743656991	paradox	contradictory situation which is actually true	18
7743656992	parallelism	using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter	19